The Pirates were able to knock former draft pick Paul Maholm (3-1) from the
ranks of the unbeaten. Maholm had not allowed a run in his first three starts,
but surrendered three in the sixth to absorb the loss.

The Braves were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and managed just four
hits.

Jonathan Sanchez, a 13-game winner with the San Francisco Giants in 2010, has
won just five times in 36 big-league appearances since, including two straight
subpar starts with the Pirates, who he signed with in the offseason.

He made his Pittsburgh debut with five innings of six-hit, three-run ball in a
3-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 5, then followed it up when he
surrendered nine runs in 3 1/3 innings of a 10-2 rout at Arizona on April 10.

He's 1-3 in nine career games - including seven starts - against Atlanta,
while allowing 21 runs in 34 2/3 innings.

Sanchez has split two career decisions at PNC Park with a 5.91 ERA.

Atlanta goes with righty Kris Medlen, who aims for a third straight quality
start.

The 27-year-old, who was 10-1 a year ago, opened this season with a five-
inning effort in a 2-0 loss at Philadelphia on April 4, then bounced back five
days later to win at Miami, 3-2.

He turned in a quality start, but got a no-decision, while allowing an earned
run on six hits in seven innings of the Braves' 6-3 defeat of Kansas City on
April 16.

He's 2-0 in four career meetings with the Pirates while posting a 2.55 ERA
across 17 2/3 innings.

Medlen's one career start at PNC Park yielded a no-decision after he gave up
two runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.

The Pirates won four of seven games between the teams in 2012, while the
Braves took four of six in 2011.